LIFTOFF!

LIFTOFF!
On July 7/2016, three crew members launched from Earth; headed to their new home on the International Space Station. 
Crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will spend approximately four months on the orbital complex, returning to Earth in October. 

Reference:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition48/index.html

Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/27525867313/in/dateposted/

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